If you were to ride the rail line from norther Germany near Hamburg to Bremerhaven, it may be possible that you were riding the world’s first commercial hydrogen train. There are two trains on the route and seem to be what the future of trains will be. The train called Coradia iLint, has been developed by the French firm Alstom, has been pressed into service by Germany this September.

These Hydrogen Trains are fueled by hydrogen fuel cells that cause no carbon emissions and are considered much more environmentally friendly than conventional fossil fuel run trains. Also they steal a march over electric trains as they require no overhanging wires fueled by electricity to run. This makes it easily adaptable to different rail routes. It is also much cheaper to set up when compared to electrical train routes.

The inherent hydrogen cell generates the electricity required to run the train through a chemical reaction. They cause no pollution, including noise pollution as the reaction is a silent one. Imagine riding a train that makes no engine sounds. The state is extremely interested in this trial run in the north of Germany before implementing the trains all over the nation. This is a science project that literally delivers the future to us.